Apparatus for washing bottles.



N0 850;.199. PATENTIEDIAPR. 11s, 1907.

R. e. & K. K. WRIGHT.

APPARATUS FOR. WASHING BOTTLES. APPLIGATIOH FILED JULY 2a, 1903.

2 8HEBTSBHEET 1.

PATENTED APR. '16, 1907.

R. G-,& K. K. WRIGHT. APPARATUS FOR WASHING BOTTLES.

l BHBETS-SHEET 2.

APYLIOATIOH FILED JULY. 28. 1903.

through our improved frame for in the crate whlle the crate is passing through pumps 5 and 6, which UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RALPH G. WltiGI-IT AND Kl ltl'x'. WRIGHT, ()1 BUFFALO, 1 1W YORK.

APPARATUS FOR WASHING BOTTLES- Specification of Letters Patent.

ratenteol April 16, 1907.

Application filed July Z8, 1903. SeriztlNo.167,261.

To all whom, 11!; may concern:

lie it"iloiown that we, ltAnrn til. Wnicn'l and limit it. Wluo'u'r, residing at Buil'zilo, in the county ol Erie and State ol N w York, have invented certain new and useful lni-i provcinents in Apparatus for Wnshing Botl tles, ol which the .lollowing is a full, elem, and exitet d(. .sc1'i'1')ti.on, such as will enable 5 otl'lers skilled in the art to which it APPOI te ms to make and use the some.

Our invention relates to improvements in apparatus for washing bottles or other like receptacles. l

The object cl our invention is to provide on nppncrntus in which a bottle may he thori oughly washed and rinsed and dried and sterilized.

Other objects will tL'l')]')0-&'LI' from the hereinalterdescriptimr in carrying out'cur object we produce an op mrntus that cheap and simple in constrne'tion, that operates ctl'ectively, and pen forms the work rapidly.

The nature of the invei'ition will i'nore fully appear from the following description, taken in connection with the eccei'npnnying drawings, which form it part of this specification.

Referring to the drawings, in which the some reference characters represent'the same parts in the different views, Figure l-is it perspective View of our apparatus. Fig. lis it longitudinal vertical section thereof the middle of the apparatus, taken on the lineZ-fl ol Fig. 3. Fig. .3 is a plan view of the apparatus with the hood shown in Fig. 1 removed. Fig. 4 plan view of holding the bottles i l l 1 l l l l the apparatus with the bottles to be washed. Fig. 5is 2i seetion of Fig. 4.. .on the line 5. Fig. (i is a perspective View of the frame.

In all the drawings the part marked 1 represents the framework which supports the weshingstenk 2-. This tank is dividedby a partition 3, into two compartments A and B.

4 is it shelf on which are supported rotary are driven by means of a belt 7, passing over one of the two pulleys 8 and 8",, one of these nilleys being an idler.

9 is an inlet-pipelee ing lrom the co1npcrt-, ment A of thdtnnk to the pump 5, and 10 is another inlet-pipe leading from the coii1- pertnient B to th pump 6.

11 n. diselmr pipe extending il'rom the pump into or ct e the eo1mgnrtn1ent A.

brunch pipes 12,

. the pump 6 series of rollers 24, on which l inents A and three of such pipes, and eech ol the pipes is provided with four openings 1'3 in the do thercol through which water into the hottles to no ri-shed,

being so nrrztnged or spaced lorce these o penings that they w ll conic direetly under the mouth ol the bottle when the crate carrying the bottles is properly placed in the i'inwhine.

into the compartment B are similar pipes ill-3 and 14, said. pipes being also provided with openings l4.

15 another pipe lei'i-ding into this compartn'ient hnvinghraneh pipes 16 connected thereto, with openings 16, siniiilar to the pipes heretofore described. This pipe 15 is adapted to heconnccted'to 21 source of live-steam supply.

17 is e. partition-plate in the compartment A. Located over this partition-plate and directly under the pipes 12 is a plate or trough l8. Onto this plate 18 tells the water whitdi comes out of the bottles while being washed.. This plate is inclined, as shown in the drawings, to throw the water awey irom the partition 17. This arrangement is such that the dirt, &c., with the water will tell into that part oi the compartment A to the right of the partition 17 and settle in snid part, so that the water flowing over the top of the ]I it1l'itl.0ll to that port 01' the compin'tnlent to the left Will'not eerry ony sediment with it, and therefore the sediment will he prevented from heing drawn into the pump 5 through the inlet-pipe 9.

19, 2t), and 2'1 are ably connected to the bottom otthe tank, so that they can be taken out to permit the wa terto run out of the bottom of the tank, so that the tank can be emptied and cleaned. Extending along the top of yond each end thereof" are two pieces of englc-iron 22 23, forming it track on which the cases containing the liottles to he washed are moved. This track is iro'perly supported and secured to the tunl and the bottom flange of each angle-iron is provided with n the edges of the bottle-contehring cases rest, so that the said cases may l eh1ore cesi the track.

25 is n hood titted over the tzinli to deflect the water and steam t orre d through theopenings 12, lie compart- B when the hot ties are not covering said openings ly moved along 14, and to down intothere being shown in this apparatus upper Leading from overllow-pipes removcoming out of the bottles the tank and l e I I side down and moved along the track, so that rows of hottles in the crate to keep these rows from moving toward the sides of the pieces .26 rest upon the rollers, and the frame crate.

' ,of the com ar'tmentsA and Bis filled, or parseries Of'blfillflh pipes 12, there being a mark 1 c eansing them. The water from. the bottles away from the inlet-pipe 9 'by the plate 17,

the first set of-bottles is washed, another [h this apparatus the bottles may be washed without removing them from the wagon delivery crates or cases. As shown in this particular apparatus, each of the cases is adapted to hold twelve bottles and in theoperation of washing these cases are turned upthe mouth of each bottle will come over each one of the openings 12, 14", or 16. To hold the bottles in the case when the case is inverted, we have rovided a specially-constructed frame Shown in Figs. 2, 4, and. 5'.) This frame consists of two side ,pieces 26 and end pieces 27'. The space betweenthe two sides 26 divided into three equal parts for the three rows of bottles held in the crates hy the lates 28, which extend longitudinally, the end; being upturned, as shown at 28, and. secured to the end pieces 27. 29 are cross-pieces secured to the pieces 28. The/ends of these cross-pieces are upturned, as shown at 29, and have secured to the ends thereof the longitudinal rods 30. This frame is placed over the crate, with the ends and sides restin against the upper edge of the ends and si 4 es of the crate, therods SUpressing against the outs-ides of the two outside crate when the'crate inverted. The piates 28 and 29 extending between the inner hotties of the crate hold them in position. When the crate is inverted, the edges of the side securely holds the bottles in position in the The apparatus operates as follows: Each tially fille with water, either hot or cold. The first crate of bottles is placed upon the track and. 'ushed along until the bottlescome direct y over the openings 12* in the or gage 22 and 23" onthe track to indicate ti) the operator when the crate is over these water through these openings into th'e hottles to rinse them, the wa ter being drawn out of .the compartment B and circulated through the inlet-pipe l0, puin '1 6, outlet-pi e 13, and branch pipes i l. When the thin crate of bottles is washed, the fourth is (put on the track and the prior crates move along one step, the first crate being shoved over the opening 16 to the iosition c, where steam is forced into the hott les to dry and thoroughly sterilize them" As the bottles are washed and sterilized the crates are. moved along the track. to the right, where they pass out from under the hood 25, when they are then removed and are ready to be filled.

While we have shown the inletipes Hand '10 of the pumps connected to t e tank, (SL that the water contained in the tank Inafy be circulated through the tank, we may, i desired, connect these inlet-pipes to an inde pcndent'supply, so that the water may not beused over again, but freshwater will be continually supplied to thedone, the excess of water will pass through the overflow-pipes-l9, 20, and 21 or through some other suitable connection. The open ings l2, l4, and 16 may also he provided with small upwardlyprojecting pipes or nipes. r p While we have shown and describeg a cer tain apparatus for carrying out the o ject of, our invention, it is to be distinctly understood, however, that We do not intend to confine ourselves to, the exact construction, as various changes or modifications, may be made within the scope of. ourinvention without departing from the spirit thereof.

Having now fully described ourinvention', what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is?

1, In an apparatus for washing and steriL izing bottles, a tanlrdivided into compart-' ments, means for supporting the bottles over the tank, a series of branch pipes in one cornpartment, means for. forcing water -through openings. The umps are started and water is drawn from t is compartment A through the inlet-pipe 9 into the pum 5 and is forced through the pipe l1, brancl i pipes 12, and o enings 12* into-the bottles, thoroughly falls upon the plate 18 back into the compartment, The'dirt andsediment is" kept the sediment settlin in that part of the cornpar'trnentito the rig it of this, plate. When crate-is placed on-the track and pushed along over the openings 12 and thefirst cratejs moved to the position a, where .the'hottles drain. When the second crate of bottles is washed, another is placed on the track and moved along to the first position b, the crate being shoved to. the position directlv over the openings 14; Where the pump 6 ,i'H'CGS the i said pipes to "wash thebottles, aseries of pipes in another compartment, means for supplying water to these pipes to'rinse the bottles, and means for sup lying a' drying "and sterilizing medium to the hottles'after they have been rinsed. I

2. In an apparatus for washing and sterih izing bottles, a tank dividedinto conipart nients, a' series of branch pipes in one compartment, means for forcing water thropgh said pipes towash the bottles; a series of pi es in the other compartment, means for supp y- 111;: water to these pipes to rinse the lwttles, and another series of pipes in this second com pertinent through which steam may he forced to dry and steiilize the hottles after being rinsed. a i

3. 'In ahottle washing and sterilizing apparatus, a tank divided into two com artincnts, atrack adapted to support bott es to,

tank.-- When this is ion be washed extending across the tank, av we extending lllilOillK'. first com-l tor-supply pipe pertinent, bronchus connected to this pipe having openin s l herein through which water may he force means for foreii'ig the WtLiZGI through the openings for the purpose of washing the bottles, a pipe extending into the SOGOIId COIIIPELIlZIIlGHE, branches connected to this pipe having openings therein through which water may he forced into the bottles, Ineens for forcing, the water into the pipes through the Openings to rinse thehot- .t les, another pipeextend-ing into the second compartment, branches connected thereto having openings therein, said last-mentioned pipes edated to have steam forced therein openings, and another series of pipes having openings therein through which steam inn-y lie-forced to dry and sterilize the bottles.

5. In" an apparatus for washing bottles, :1 tank dividedinto compartments, pumps, an

inlet-pipe leading from. one pump to oneco1npertinent, branch pipes connected to said pipe having openings therein through which water may be forced to wash hot-ties, a trough or plate in the tank under said brunch pipes, a partition undersaid trough, it return pipe leading from ssiid compartment to the Water pump, it pipe leading from another pump to anothcrcompzirtmerit, HJI outlet-pipe leading from this colnpertn'icnt to the pump, brunch pipes connected iosztid 'li[st-mentioned pipe and having openings therein throughw rich :1. rinsing INC-(.lillll) may he supplied to the bottles, another pipe leading to the second coi'npi-irt'inent, a series of branches connected to tlllbNlLtil-tU-l' pipe, there being openings therein through which stezun may he forced to dry and sterilize bottles after being rinsed supporting means over the tank and adapted to support crates containing bottles to be washed and a hood over the funk and supporting means, its and for the purpose set forth. I 6. in :in apparatus-for Washing; bottlesa,

frame, longitudinal strips connected to said frame at two ends thereof, cross-pieces eonneeted to said strips, said frmne adapted 'to he placed oi' ercrete containing hottles to en gage the sides of the crate whereby the frame is held in place in the crate and the bottles are prevented from falling out of the crate when the crate inverted.

7. In'en aperatus for washing: hott'les,e frame, strips dividing the ironic, said strips being connected to ends of the 'l're-ines, cross-' pieces connected to said strips and rods (1on nected to the ends of the cross-pieces, said frame adapted to he placed over crate-eontaining bottles to hold the bottles in place in the crate when crate is inverted. 4

In testimony whereof we eil'ix our signs tnres in the presence of two witnesses.

RALPH G WltiGil'l".

Witnesses N, H. EAUS/T, Curran-1) HUBBELL. 

